[citation needed] Toddington has experienced a rise in house prices due to its reputation as a quiet English village and the easy commute into London.

[citation needed] For local government purposes it is in the Central Bedfordshire unitary authority, and is in the Mid-Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency, represented since 19 October 2023 by Labour MP Alistair Strathern.

It used to be claimed that Toddington had the most pubs per head of population of any village in the United Kingdom,[citation needed] although recently one has closed indefinitely and another was converted into a restaurant.

Dropshort Marsh and Fancott Woods and Meadows, both close to the village, are managed as nature reserves by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire,[5][6] and each is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

The Icknield Way Path runs through the village on its 110-mile journey from Ivinghoe Beacon in Buckinghamshire to Knettishall Heath in Suffolk.

The Icknield Way Trail, a multi-user route for walkers, horse riders and off-road cyclists, passes through the village.

Chalgrave Castle was built to the south of the village during the 11th century, however no visible remains of the structure exist today.

[15] In July 1608 King James and Anne of Denmark stayed at the manor, guests of Jane, Lady Cheney, the queen wore a gown of ash-coloured satin bias cut.

[citation needed] Thomas Cleaver, breeder of Sampson, the tallest and heaviest horse ever recorded, lived at Toddington Mills.